Mesa Fire
The Mesa Fire burned 4,200 acres in California, in 1992. It was discovered on April 30, 1992, and contained on May 2, 1992. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 4,200 acres
- Discovered
- April 30, 1992
- Contained
- May 2, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.950, -115.201.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,200 acres
- Discovered
- April 30, 1992, 4:25 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 2, 1992, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- California Desert District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-37221
Other large fires in California in 199212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Fire | 64,000 | Aug 20, 1992 | Human |
| Cleveland Fire | 24,580 | Sep 29, 1992 | Human |
| Gulch Fire | 18,000 | Aug 16, 1992 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 10,234 | Aug 21, 1992 | |
| Rainbow Fire | 8,800 | Aug 20, 1992 | Natural |
| Moccasin Fire | 8,000 | Aug 1, 1992 | Human |
| Middle Ridge Fire | 7,530 | Aug 22, 1992 | Human |
| Villa Fire | 6,700 | Sep 25, 1992 | Human |
| Burton Fire | 6,140 | Sep 25, 1992 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,337 | Aug 3, 1992 | |
| Barker Fire | 5,050 | Aug 20, 1992 | Human |
| La Paloma Fire | 4,800 | Aug 7, 1992 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.